VANCOUVER, B.C. — Vancouver police are liaising with Montreal detectives after a human hand and foot were sent to two Vancouver schools Tuesday.

The hand discovery was made at False Creek Elementary School around 1 p.m. and the Vancouver police were immediately called. By 2:30 p.m., it was determined the remains were a human hand. The students were let out at the usual time of 3 p.m. The staff kept things quiet, they didn’t want to “make a fuss” and upset their students.

Another package was discovered at St. George’s School at about 2 p.m. local time, which contained what appeared to be a human foot, Deputy Chief Warren Lemcke said.

Lemcke says he can’t confirm whether the packages are connected to the dismembered body of a Chinese student found in Montreal last week and the international manhunt for his alleged killer, Luka Rocco Magnotta.

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It is unclear whether the packages were sent via Canada Post or a courier company. Lemcke did not have a description of the packages.

Both the Vancouver Police and B.C. Coroner’s office are investigating, and there is no indication yet of the identity of the victim, he said.

“The focus of our investigation is to identify the victim and from where the packages were mailed,” Mr. Lemcke said.

The investigation is in the early stages, and there was no clear link at this point, he added. The schools are currently cordoned off, as forensic officers investigate the scene, he said. There was no indication that the staff or the schools were targeted.

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“I’d just like to say this must have been a very, very traumatic incident for all involved at the schools who were involved in opening these packages,” Lemcke told a news conference.

“The Vancouver Police Department will assist in any way we can with our victim services section.”

Grief counsellors are being dispatched to the two schools to help staff and students deal with the grim discoveries.

The school will be open as usual tomorrow.

Magnotta is to be extradited from Germany for the alleged killing of Jun Lin, whose remains have not been completely recovered.

Montreal police said Tuesday they were still searching for the right hand and a foot belonging to the alleged victim of Luka Rocco Magnotta.

Two body parts, a hand and a foot, were sent to the political offices through Canada Post.

The Torso of victim Jun Lin, 33, was discovered in the garbage near the apartment building where Magnotta lived.

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“Were they shipped to other locations? We have no indication (of that) whatsoever but we are not taking any chances,” Cmdr. Ian LaFreniere stold reporters Tuesday. “We are working closely with the postal services to see if something could have been shipped.”

LaFreniere said police have surveillance footage putting Magnotta at the scene where the two body parts were sent in the mail.

He also said police have video of him dropping off garbage bags outside of his apartment.